24. What's With The Mood?

/TINAYA/

Naya glare at his hand while she gently presses it over his fingers, his emerald furs were smooth like raven hair, glittering as if washed in the water of gold, she was fascinating likewise smiling, her face could not hide it.

Naya slant her head to see his side face thoroughly, he seems to have two phases; one, the disastrous and ferocious phase, then, the cool, calm, and ..." She shook her head, can't interpret it.

She giggles the more while scowling her gaze down to his chest, his glittering furs appear more numerous, more than what she saw outside, could it be because she is this closer to him or as a result of the pool he entered? Neither way, he looks beautiful.

Seeing him deeply asleep, she strode her hand against his furs from his hand towards his abdomen. She could see the complex 8 packs of his abdomen despite the furs, they seems to wink at her,

She fascinates the more,

"Are you done admiring my body?"

Naya shocked as if being electrocuted, stayed still unmoved while Lord Edam exploit his voice on her suitably,

"I could have done the same to you but your father said you can't shapeshift... Bad, I can't take my revenge."

Naya jolted stunningly, "What!" She scoffed and almost crash to the floor.

A quick shiver runs down her spine. Yes! Geez! Her body could still not recover from the shudder, she couldn't deny that she isn't admiring him but how could he say that freely?

Does he lack a sense of humor towards a Lady?

"Why will I admire your body, I just wonder why your furs glitter!" She affirmed strongly after she stood up.

"What is this place! A prison or jail huh? How long have you locked me here?"

Lord Edam turned on his side to face her, there is something he always felt when she raised that her voice, it seem excited to him,

"I did not lock you here, I'm here too... Just as you can see. Well, about here, you don't need to know because I will soon take it from you."

Naya furrowed her brows, "What does that support to mean? Planning to kill me now?"

Lord Edam lay back, "It means you should continue with the massage, the second hand, come to my other side."

Naya clipped on her lips, she is still here because she cannot escape, or else... What could you have done? She heard the voice in her head.

She shook her head and sneakingly obey him.

As soon as she massaged the last finger, her eyes dizzy, she crush her head on his chest...

Slumbering.

"My Lady!"

"Naya!"

Naya heard voices ringing in her head, her eyes rolled open, beside her right-hand side was Ellie intertwined her finger with hers while Nurret hold on her left hand patting on her knuckle.

She look at them confused about the way they trapped her hands, they couldn't have been mourning her right?

"What's with the mood?!"

Her voice startled them, "You should be polite towards us, we've spent almost a day waiting for you." Ellie said,

They both release her hands, wary to see her face slightly paled, Ellie touch her forehead while Naya played dumbed,

"What does His Lordship do to you? His guards brought you here this morning and since then you did not wake up until now... My Lady..." Nurret wailed, collapsing on her knees beside the bed while she made Naya's hand kiss her forehead.

"I deserve to die, I couldn't protect you enough... Forgive me... My Lady!"

Naya was still recovering from her handover but how can she wake up to their mourning?

Likewise, Ellie jolted, her voice rants heavily that Naya does nothing but glare at her pathetically,

"How manage? What kind of torture did His Lordship give you? Nick explained to us everything, right now two guards are at the door monitoring us since they brought you here early in the morning, they did not allow anyone to visit you even Queen Mother, we managed to be here because we strongly insisted, until His Majesty interfere."

"You passed out for long too, Naya... seems they are trying to imprison you inside your room." She was furious, not wanting to see her friend in pain.

Naya adjusted to sit upright, her face harden but surprised, "Really?"

Ellie could not resist her pain, truly Naya looked like someone whose blood has been drained, which caused them more worries, "Naya, does he make you suffer internal bleeding? No traces of torture on your body but did he by chance use power on you?"

Naya gaze to see their teary eyes, It was as if their worries were settling down in her heart, yet, she pity them because nor of that happened to her and she did not have anything to say likewise,

"About that, I did not know. They knocked me out at the Arena and I woke up now but I'm perfectly fine." Her head nods to reassure them.

She seems regretful, she could have told Ellie her terrible dream about Nick but there is no way she could say to her, Nick is alive, it's a relief even though that dream is enough of torture on its own,

She exhaled,

"But Nick..." She faces Nurret who still seems dismayed, "Where could he be? Nurret, can you go call him?"

Nurret slightly nods her head in disagreement, "My Lady, if anyone of us goes out from here, they won't allow us in again. Queen Mother said we should keep eyes on you."

Naya fumed, her gaze harken to the door, then she heard the creaking of the door about to open, abruptly, she lay back to sleep. Just then, a guard entered with a tray of dishes in his hands, Ellie and Nurret look bewildered.

"Queen Mother said to bring this,"

Nurret sarcastically point to the bed for him to drop it, he left after.

Naya sniffed out, she sit upright, then, give the two of them a thumb up with smiles, "It came at the right time, isn't it, My Lady? You should eat now." Nurret seems delightful at the sight of the dishes, she drawls the tray closer.

"Nurret..." Naya whispered grabbing her hand to stop.